Stormland struck another winning blow for Cambridge Stud’s exciting young stallion Hello Youmzain. The two-year-old raced right up to trainer Ciaron Maher’s expectations with a tidy victory over 1000 metres on the Kensington track at Randwick on Thursday. Bred by Brendon and Jo Lindsay’s Cambridge Stud, Stormland was offered at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale and was knocked down for A$325,000 to Darby Racing and Deburgh Equine. “He was a ripper of a yearling and Darby were keen on him so I’m rapt,” Maher said. “We’ve got options…
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Maher excited to see Jenni back
Trainer Ciaron Maher says he is excited to see former Horse of the Year Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) back at the races. Pride Of Jenni makes her reappearance in the Gr.2 Peter Young Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield on Saturday, just over four months after suffering a bleeding attack. Retirement had been announced for Pride Of Jenni after she finished last in the Gr.1 Champions Mile (1600m) at Flemington in November which came at the end of a hectic spring. Pride Of Jenni won the Gr.2 Feehan Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley, went to Sydney to finish second in the Gr.1 King Charles III Stakes (1600m)…
El Vencedor cracks world’s top 10
El Vencedor’s golden run of form has been recognised on the world stage, with the Stephen Marsh-trained gelding rated the 10th joint best galloper in the world in the latest LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings. The son of Shocking has been a dominant force in New Zealand, winning his last four races, including the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m), Gr.1 Otaki-Maori WFA Classic (1600m) and Gr.1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m). His performances haven’t gone unnoticed by the international racing fraternity, with the six-year-old earning an invite from the Hong…
Our Time goes out on a high
Our Time winning at Pukekohe on Friday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Emerging stayer Our Time signed off his first season of racing on a winning note with a tough weight-carrying performance in the Trackside.co.nz (2100m) at Pukekohe on Friday. The well-related son of Time Test had to carry 60kg in the Rating 65 Benchmark event, but his form credentials still saw him jump as a $2.50 favourite in the hands of jockey Kelly Myers. The four-year-old had finished second in the $350,000 Sir Patrick Hogan Karapiro Classic (1600m) at…
Wanganui a good fit for Orlov
Orlov will contest Saturday’s Carpet Maintenance & Cleaning (2040m) at Wanganui. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Orlov’s last visit to Wanganui produced a black-type placing behind a subsequent Group 1 performer, and the David Haworth-trained gelding has another assignment over that same course and distance in Saturday’s Carpet Maintenance & Cleaning (2040m). Orlov has had five starts at Wanganui for a win and two placings. The win came over that same 2040m trip in a Rating 90 handicap last April, and he returned there in November for a…
Maurice McCarten Stakes
Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Maurice McCarten Stakes Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025 Location: Rosehill Gardens – Sydney, New South Wales Prize Money: $250,000 Distance: 1100m The Maurice McCarten Stakes is a Group 3 sprint over 1100m, run under quality handicap conditions at Rosehill by the Australian Turf Club. First held in 1988, the Maurice McCarten Stakes was initially run over 1200m before shifting to its current distance in 2010. Originally a Listed race from 1993, the Maurice McCarten Stakes was upgraded to Group 3…
Waitak chases confidence boost at Tauranga
Waitak will contest the Group 2 apan Trophy (1600m) at Tauranga on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Every race Waitak has run in this season has either been a Group 1 or has been won by a Group 1 performer, but trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott are lowering the bar slightly for Saturday’s Group 2 Japan Trophy (1600m) at Tauranga. Himself the winner of the Group 1 Railway (1200m) last year, Waitak has taken on elite opposition throughout a nine-race preparation this season that has produced a second,…
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Southern venture pays dividends for Yeun
A trip south to Ashburton on Thursday paid dividends for apprentice jockey Nichola Yuen, with the Hong Kong national scoring her first win in New Zealand aboard the Terri Rae-trained Spot On Time in the Agraforum Growing Innovation (1200m). Jumping well from barrier three, Yuen found an early trail behind pacemaker La Bella Nera where they enjoyed an economical passage before peeling off her back around the final turn. Spot On Time entered a duel down the straight with stablemate South Of Houston, but she showed her tenacity when rallying…
Bargain filly chasing deserved maiden at Wingatui
Promising filly Flash Roca has nearly earned back her purchase price without saluting the judge, and Kelvin Tyler is hoping that can change at Wingatui on Sunday. The daughter of El Roca was spotted at the 2023 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales by Tyler and his sons, and at just $6,000 she was an inexpensive purchase for the Southland family. After underperforming on debut in September, Flash Roca has returned strongly in the new year, placing behind King Palm and more recently, last Sunday at Gore behind Pull The…